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Chemist

OFO Code: 211301

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
211301
Occupation
Chemist
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
PROFESSIONALS
Unit group
2113 · Chemists

Official description
Chemists conduct research, improve or develop concepts, theories and operational methods, or apply scientific knowledge relating to chemistry, to develop new knowledge or products and for quality and process control.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Laboratory Chemist, Analytical Chemist, Manufacturing Chemist, Industrial Chemist, Pharmacologist (Non-clinical)

  • Using micro-organisms to convert substances into new compounds
  • Preparing scientific papers and reports
  • Reproducing and synthesizing naturally occurring substances and creating new artificial substances
  • Conducting programs of sample and data collection and analysis to identify and quantify environmental toxicants
  • Conducting experiments, tests and analyses to investigate chemical composition and energy and chemical changes in various natural or synthetic substances, materials and products
  • Participating in interdisciplinary research and development projects working with chemical engineers, biologists, microbiologists, agronomists, geologists or other professionals
  • Determining ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials
  • Developing procedures for environmental control, quality control and various other procedures for manufacturers or users
  • Conducting research and improving or developing concepts, instruments, theories and operational methods related to chemistry

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